Sunset Rotary Program - Let's Learn about Innovative Change Makers!
Schedule
Tue Nov 12 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
2367 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402-1409, United States | Tacoma, WA
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Please join us on Tuesday, November 12th, for a program meeting of Tacoma Sunset Rotary at Surge Tacoma -- Social 5:00pm, Program 5:30 to 6:30pm. First time guests are always free! Join us for this great program and invite your friends!Our speaker is Plami Tsanev, Chief Operating Officer of Innovative Change Makers (ICM). Founded in 2022, ICM empowers youth and communities through mentorship, job readiness training, and a modular curriculum, fostering safe spaces and holistic development. They provide innovative alternatives to hazardous lifestyles, focusing on mental health, positive social interaction, employment, and financial literacy to build a prosperous, supportive, and resilient community.
More about ICM
Our WHY: ICM recognizes the inherent strength within a community of dedicated individuals and has developed specialized programming to uphold this principle. Our Organization is comprised of seasoned mentors and professionals, who are committed to infusing compassion, support, encouragement, and celebration into the lives of the youth we serve.
Our mission is to create secure and nurturing environments for members of our communities. Recognizing the significance of safe spaces as essential outlets for decompression from life's stressors, we acknowledge our duty to instill a profound sense of community and impart the value of togetherness to the younger generation. Employing a holistic approach, we address the comprehensive life experiences of our peers and youth.
Our primary focus areas encompass mental health (including solutions for home life challenges and coping with personal traumas), Positive Social Interaction (offering alternatives to gang affiliation and mitigating antisocial behavior), Employment (providing job readiness training and opportunities), and Financial Literacy (educating on successful management of banking, credit, retirement, investing, real estate, business ownership, and the establishment of essential community institutions).
Innovative Change Makers is dedicated to community engagement that empowers individuals to take meaningful actions to enhance their lives and fosters communities equipped with the resources to shape their own destiny.
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About Rotary: Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 110 years, Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end.
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Where is it happening?
2367 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402-1409, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
